1999 Ford F-350 Fuel System Problems

01/2016: VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN HOME FROM WORK WHEN THERE WAS A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO ROLL TO A STOP IN THE PARKING LOT OF A CHURCH. LATER IT WAS DETERMINED THIS RESULTED FROM FAILURE OF #7 CYLINDER INJECTOR UNIT, BELIEVED TO HAVE FAILED DUE TO DELAMINATION INSIDE OF FUEL TANK. ABOUT 02/23/2014, 207980 MILES: FUEL TANK HAD BEEN REMOVED AND INTERNAL SCREENS CLEARED DUE TO THE ENGINE STALLING WHILE DRIVING PRIOR TO INJECTOR FAILURE. INTERNAL PICK-UP TUBE SCREENS WERE BLOCKED WITH DELAMINATION MATERIAL FROM THE INSIDE OF THE TANK. TWO NEW FUEL PUMPS HAD BEEN PURCHASED AND INSTALLED PRIOR TO CLEANING THE INTERNAL PICK-UP SCREENS. I HAVE RECEIPTS FOR WORK AND PARTS RELATING TO THE FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-350. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE FUEL STRAPS WERE DISCONNECTED AND COVERED WITH RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000. UPDATED 10/28/2014*LJ UPDATED 04/21/2015 *JS

REAR FUEL TANK STRAP THAT HOLDS THE FUEL TANK IN POSITION FAILED. IN 2003 FORD HAD A RECALL ON THIS TRUCK TO INSTALL SAFETY STRAPS AROUND THE FUEL TANK IN CASE THERE WAS A FAILURE OF THE MAIN STRAPS. WHEN THE REAR STRAP FAILED THE SAFETY STRAP FAILED AND THE ONLY THING HOLDING THE TANK IN THE TRUCK WAS THE FUEL LINE. THE TANK WAS ABOUT 3/4 FULL IF IT HAD SEPARATED ALL TOGETHER IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER AND PROBABLY A FIRE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-350 PICK UP. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE FUEL STRAPS DETACHED FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER WHERE THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT BOTH FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE RUSTED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY CONFIRMED THE VIN DID NOT QUALIFY FOR RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 99V311000 ( FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

I NOTICED A STRONG DIESEL SMELL WHILE DRIVING MY 1999 FORD F350 PICKUP TWO WEEKS AGO. UPON INVESTIGATION I FOUND DIESEL HAD SPRAYED ON THE TOP OF THE HOT ENGINE. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A LOCAL SHOP; THE MECHANIC TOLD ME, "YEAH, WE SEE THIS ALL THE TIME, USUALLY ON TRUCKS OF THIS AGE. IT'S THE FUEL DRAIN VALVE BEHIND THE FILTER CASING." I DO NOT LIKE THE IDEA OF ANY FUEL SPRAYING ONTO THE TOP OF A HOT ENGINE! *TR

FUEL DRAIN O RING FAILS ALLOWING FUEL LEAKAGE DURING OPERATION IN FORD AMBULANCES F350 BUILT IN 1999. *JB

THE FUEL PUMP ON 1999 F350 4X4 WITH 38800 MILES [XXX] STRANDED ME AND THE FAMILY AFTER TRAVELLING 80 MILES DRIVING AT 65MPH NEAR MORRIS, IL. REQUIRED A TOW TRUCK THAT TOOK OVER 2 HOURS TO GET US. I AM A DIABETIC AND AS A CONSEQUENCE OF BEING STRANDED MY BLOOD SUGAR WAS TOO LOW. TOWED TO THE FORD GARAGE AND TECHS REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AT A COST OF $680, THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT 7 OTHER FORD VEHICLES WERE TOWED IN WITH FUEL PUMP FAILURES. HE CALLED FORD TO REPORT THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT FORDS FAULT BUT TOO HIGH OF A ALCOHOL LEVEL IN THE LOCAL GAS. THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE AS MY WIFES JEEP USES THE SAME FUEL THAT I DO AND HER CAR DID NOT HAVE A FUEL PUMP FAILURE.*AK *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

FUEL PUMP HAD BEEN BLOWING FUSES. DEALERS CONTACTED STATED PART (FUEL PUMP) WAS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER WITH A 4 TO 6 WEEK DELAY. FUEL PUMP DIED COMPLETELY AT NIGHT WHILE ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY IN OKLAHOMA. FORD THEN REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP THE NEXT DAY.

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER TO REMEDY MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 99S32. THE VEHICLE WAS HELD FOR EIGHTS DAYS. AT THE TIME OF PICKUP, THE CONUMER RECEIVED A RECEIPT OF WARRANTY ITEMS BEING FIXED BUT NOT THE RECALL. CONSUMER HAS REPEATEDLY CONTACTED DEALER AND QUESTIONED IF THE RECALL HAS BEEN FIXED BUT THE DEALER REFUSES TO ANSWERE. THE CONSUMER IS DISSATISFIED WITH DEALER'S SERVICE.*AK

FUEL LINE WORN, CAUSED BY RUBBING AGAINST ANOTHER FUEL LINE, RESULTING IN LEAKAGE. *MJS

ENGINE DIED WHILE TRAVELING WITH WIFE AND SMALL CHILDREN IN TRUCK ON FREEWAY. FOLLOWING ENGINE FAILURE, BRAKES AND STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANAGE WHILE COASTING OFF OF FREEWAY ONTO EXIT. TWO OF THESE INSTANCES OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. ENGINE BEGAN SPUTTERING AND THEN DIED COMPLETELY WITHIN 10 SECONDS. THE TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED TO SHAMROCK FORD IN DUBLIN AFTER EACH INCIDENT AND NO REPLACEMENT VEHICLE WAS OFFERED. AFTER BEING FIXED THE 1ST TIME THERE WAS A NOTICABLE LACK OF POWER AND FUEL CONSUMPTION INCREASED, LEADING TO THE SECOND FAILURE. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED THAT THE 40,000 DOLLAR "DREAM TRUCK" I PURCHASED IS A PILE OF UNRELIABLE JUNK. I BOUGHT A 5TH WHEEL TRAILER TO USE WITH THIS TRUCK AND IT IS SO UNRELIABLE THAT I AM AFRAID TO TOW IT ANYWHERE. I WILL NOT ALLOW MY WIFE, WHO WEIGHS 110 LBS, TO TAKE THE KIDS ANYWHERE FOR FEAR THAT SHE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE IF THIS OCCURRED AGAIN. DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE? THANK YOU, TONY ZWETSLOOT *AK

WHILE TRAVELING WITH FRIENDS AND HORSES, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS(65) THE FUEL GUAGE WAS SHOWING A LITTLE OVER A QUARTER AND THE TRIP COMPUTER WAS STILL SHOWING ABOUT 60 MILES TO EMPTY. THE TRUCK SPUTTERED AND ENGINE STALLED. IT WAS OUT OF FUEL. AFTER TRYING TO GET FORD ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE - WHO SAID WAIT 5-6 HRS TILL MORNING AND WE'LL GET SOMEONE OUT, AND AAA WHO DOESN'T TRANSPORT FUEL - ONLY GAS. THE NC HP WAS CONTACTED AND THEN TRANSPORTED TO TRUCK STOP AND BACK TO TRUCK WITH FUEL - THEN TRUCK RAN FINE. *AK

FUEL FILTER FAILURE RESULTED IN HIGH PRESSURE FUEL LEAK THAT FLOODED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WITH DIESEL FUEL. APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 12 GALLONS PUMPED FROM TANK AT HIGH PRESSURE, AND SPRAYED ALL OVER ENGINE AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT. PROBLEM WAS NOT NOTICED AFTER PICKING VEHICLE UP FROM ROUTINE SERVICE. NOTICED PUNGENT ODOR WHICH INTENSIFIED AS I WAS DRIVING HOME. DEALER STATED THEY DID NOT SERVICE FUEL FILTER. WHEN VEHICLE WAS PICKED TO BE RETURNED TO THE DEALER, DIESEL FUEL CAME SPILLING OFF THE TOP OF THE ENGINE. DIESEL FUEL HAS PENETRATED THE VENTILATION SYSTEM AND GOT ALL OVER FRONT SUSPENSION PARTS REMOVING PAINT FROM THESE PARTS. FAILURE OF FUEL FILTER AND RESULTANT LEAK COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A FIRE, THANK GOD IT DID NOT HAPPEN (NOTE- FUEL LEAK WAS OCCURING WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME). WILL BE HAPPY TO DISCUSS THIS ISSUE VIA TELEPHONE TO GIVE MORE DETAILS. *AK

DEALER CLAIMS CANNOT PERFORM RECALL # 99S32 BECAUSE BRACKET FOR FIFTH WHEEL INTERFERS WITH RECALL. *AK

CONSUMER NOT COVER UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN FOR THE FUEL TANK VAPOR RECOVERY VALVE (99V-311). *NLM

FORD DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR OR REPLACE PROBLEM FOR SAFETY RECALL 99S32. *AK

AIR CLEANER PICKS UP DIRT PARTICULES FROMTHE LEFT FRONT TIRE, AND SHOULD BE SUCKING AIR OUT OF THE RADIATOR. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT WITHOUT A RECALL NUMBER THEY WOULD DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. *AK

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLS AND DIES. THE DEALER HAS REPLAED TWO FUEL PUMPS . *AK

NHTSA RECALL 99V311000 AND MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 99S32/ FMVSS 301- FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY. PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK

OWNER HAS DUAL FUEL TANKS. IF FRONT TANK DOES NOT STAY FULL GAS FROM REAR TANK GOES INTO FRONT TANK. FRONT TANK RECEIVES GAS FROM REAR TANK, AND IF GAS CAP IS OPENED, FUEL WILL SPRAY OUT. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK